Songwriters sing about Scott Walker

When you think of Scott Walker, rock n’ roll probably isn’t what comes to mind. (The Wisconsin governor is a fairly buttoned-up guy.)

But his politics motivate musicians, it seems. “Cheddar Revolution: Songs of Uprising,” a collection of songs inspired by the 2011 Wisconsin protests over collective bargaining rights, is set to be released May 6 — just in time for the May 8 primary recall election, and a month before June’s general recall election.

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Isthmus, the Madison-based alt-weekly, has put together some of its favorite “songs inspired by Walkermania” — that is, local protest songs specific to the Scott Walker era — and they’re worth your lunch-break time.